Guys working hard

This past week-end Reg worked two 10 hour days. On Saturday Reggie and Tyler came and helped for a couple of hours and on both Saturday and Sunday Rob came and helped all day. This was the big "Tear Down Week-end". They wound up filling 4 of those disposal bags from Home depot (Reg made a call and they get picked up - very good for large disposal in small places like our manufactured home park). Here is a picture of the "After" kitchen, see the hall way to the back on the right) and a picture of the "after" bathroom. Reg will have to get additional help to get the shower and the garden tub out of the back bedroom. (which are each in one big piece).

New House news

Today I met Rory, from Cactus Apprasals at the house. He is the most interesting person. He has his own film production company and makes movie shorts/festival length films, writes movie scripts and has worked as an extra and had speaking parts in several movies. He also knew everything about our house because he used to work at Cavco building manufactured homes. I learned so much about our house from Rory. Reg had wanted to know what the insulation was in the walls. It's 11 in the walls and 14 in the ceiling/roof. Cavco builds their homes so the floor joists go from front to back, lengthwise, there are 3 in each half of a home. For the bathroom suite/master shower Reg will need to put in some extra supports in the space under the house. I learned so much today. Here's a picture 1. of Rory looking at out electical box that is in the newly finished "Man Cave" that Reg has completed and 2. a picture of the opposite wall. He did such a great job. And the last picture is of my car in the west side driveway - where the Kitchen entry into the house is.

Citrus City

Our manufactured home has a full grown Grapefuit tree and a full grown Orange Tree (Reg thinks it's a Valencia but we haven't tried it yet). The previous owner was gone for several months and the watering system was turned off so the fruit this year is pretty dry - but next year it will be perfect. In "Sunrise" there is a bench at one of the entraces to the recreational center where evrybody brings baskets, boxes and/or bags of fresh picked citrus to trade/exchange. Everyone has at least one citrus tree. It is a very friendly place to live.

Grandma's Sewing Attic headquarters

Not right away, but as soon as we can this 11 ft by 31 ft room will be redone. It will be an insulated and air condiioned sewing room.

New To Us - 55 plus community

Here are some pictures of the new place we will be moved into by the end of Feb. Reg has lots of ideas and work has already started. Reg has slmost completed redoing the west side 10x11 tool/work room. He has completely reframed it and insulated it so he can use it in the summer. The master bathroom is very generous in size. Reg wants to totally reframe the room and make it a "suite" bathroom. The toilet will be in it's own little room (as we have here). The 1980's "everybody must have" garden tub, the small linen closet and the shower will be reworked. Reg wants to put in a big snail shower with multiple heads in what is now the tub area and linen closet area, and then covert the shower into a really generous linen closet.

The bathroom has a nice double sink and a large mirror that is really a huge medicine cabinet. the counter is low - even for me - but Reg is going to raise it up.

Fun Saturday afternoon for Grandpa

Grandpa and Rob

went to the

"D'Vine

Bistro

on the NE

corner of

McDowel

and Power

Road today.

They were having a "Wine Event". Dad says they tasted over 60 different red wines. Snacks of crackers and cheese were served too. Grandma was the designated driver but since it was so close to our house she used the time to shop at Fry's for Sunday's dinner fixings. Apples were on sale for $1.00 a pound so we will have a home-made Apple Pie this week. +++++ It was pretty cool today, in the low 60's, and we started our day with a good rain. That is wonderful because the grapefruit and orange trees at our new home have really suffered from under watering! +++++ Grandpa went to Acme Locksmith (Rob's business) and got all new locks for our new home in Sunrise Village this morning and had "fancy" keys made. He got an himself an Elvis key and got me a "Nemo" key. Neat ! +++++ Boy O Boy! Hauling Christmas boxes up those stairs today made me wish I was in the manufactured home now. This week - with the cold - I have taken a lot of anti-inflamatories and my tummy is not happy.

Tree Decorating Party

With help a little help from our friends (actually family) we got the tree up on Sunday afternoon. To make life even better - the temperatures are dropping back down again (Thank Heavens!). The past few days of 78 to 82 degrees have just been too much like summer for December!. Thanks to all our helpers. I had a zipper in 2 pieces for fabric and with just 2 straight seams and Audrey sewed them to make her own Toy Pouch. Avery decided not to sew his - so I finished his Toy Pouch for him. But both he and Audrey loved the "Batman" episode we had taped for them on the big TV, and they liked the new Dinosaur and Animal toys in their Toy Bins. I think Grandma and Grandpa also got the Grandchildren Approval award for the variety of Christmas cookies - but lost points for only having peppermint candy canes. Audrey told me they like the different color ones the best. Grandkids are so much fun. They see the world from a whole different perspective. And, as always, Grandma and Grandpa's big bed is the best trampoline.